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Courtney S.

@7colmcruibne.bsky.social
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Messe ocus Colm Crúibne. Assistant prof at UCD researching saints' cults and other things, mostly disrupted by a cat. Celticist/Medievalist. Views my own. www.courtneyselvage.com

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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Walls of the Norman castle of Roebuck, long thought demolished, survive beneath plaster in a Dublin university building. Its oldest sections date to the early 13th century, and its medieval courtyard remains in use.
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'Lost' medieval castle found hiding inside university building in Dublin
One of Dublin's "lost" medieval castles has been found hiding in plain sight inside University College Dublin's Roebuck Castle.
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Scottish Society for Northern Studies @northernstudies.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
We have reopened funding schemes, supporting scholars and students in their research, training, travel, and conference organisation - with an emphasis on PGRs and ECRs! Research Grant Deadline: 1 December 2026! All Other Grants Deadline: 2 November 2026! For details, see ssns.org.uk/funding/
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Societas Celtologica Europaea @soccelteuropaea.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🚨 CfP: The Origins of the Irish Language: Texts and Traditions. 28–29 October 2027, Norwegian Institute, Rome. 🔸 2-day workshop aimed at producing an anthology of texts on the mythical origins of the Irish language (c. 700–1700). 🗓️ Submission deadline: 30 Sept 2026 🔗 www.hf.uio.no/dnir/forskni...
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Call for papers: The Origins of the Irish Language: Texts and Traditions - Det norske institutt i Roma
Bidrag og deltagelse fra både etablerte og yngre deltagelse ønskes velkommen. Vi ber om innmelding av interesse innen 30. september 2026. Konferansen holdes i Roma 28. - 29. oktober 2027.
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Hannah O’Regan @palaeohan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
📣 new #bear paper! Dr Liam Lewis and I gathered the evidence for bears and bear-baiting in #medieval England and northern France. We looked at bones, literature and archival accounts. We found that evidence for live bears increased after the #Norman Conquest 🧵
A sculpture of a muzzled and chained bear lying down with its right front paw crossed over the left. It’s carved as the floor rest on the tomb of Richard Beauchamp, 13th Earl of Warwick, located in the Beauchamp Chapel at the Collegiate Church of St Mary in Warwick. Photo by Liam Lewis.
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Courtney S. @7colmcruibne.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Received in the mail today, with thanks to @elvabjohnston.bsky.social and Colum Cille have to say I also love this volume’s Tiffany blue colour 😅
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UCC Library @ucclibrary.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
UCC Library invites you to "Recording the Past: The Annals of Inisfallen and the Making of Irish History" one day conference on 18 September. Explore the legacy of this remarkable medieval manuscript with expert speakers from UCC, Oxford and Edinburgh. libcal.ucc.ie/event/4589456
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Public Conference: Recording the Past: The Annals of Inisfallen and the Making of Irish History
Join us for a special conference to mark Recording the Past: The Annals of Inisfallen and the Making of Irish History exhibition. Conference Keynote: Richard Ovenden, Bodley’s...
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NorseMap @norsemap.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
⚔ Welcome to iViking, NorseMap's official mobile photo-capturing app that allows anyone to contribute to the NorseMap public archive while on the go. Through the app, members of the public can help us document the many ways Viking and Norse heritage continues to shape our world today. #MedievalSky
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Celtic Hagiography Network @celtichagiography.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
With apologies for the delay in posting, due to the Celtic Congress in Salamanca next year, the CHN will not host our own sessions at the 2027 IMC. We are instead sponsoring the following two panels at @imc-leeds.bsky.social and encourage anyone interested to submit! Deadlines are 15 & 20 September
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Courtney S. @7colmcruibne.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Quick visit to Cork this weekend for the @norsemap.bsky.social launch, so neat to chat to Einar Selvik and hear him perform and speak about his instruments
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Societas Celtologica Europaea @soccelteuropaea.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Comhdháil | Conference in Irish & English 🐦‍⬛ An Lon Dubh: Ceiliúradh ar an lon sa litríocht, sa nádúr, sa cheol agus sa chultúr 🐦‍⬛ The Blackbird: A celebration of the blackbird in literature, nature, music and culture Friday 15 May 2026, Trinity Long Room Hub. Registration: www.tcd.ie/Irish/gaeilg...
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Celtic Hagiography Network @celtichagiography.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
We opened our conference last Thursday with a display of Liber Flavus Fergusiorum, Leabhar Breac, Leabhar Na hUidhre, a fragment of the Vision of Tundal, and the Icelandic medical manuscript in the @rialibrary.bsky.social collection (MS 23 D 43) led and introduced by Dr Alison Ray
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Irish Studies@LivUni @irishinstitute.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Our Prof @downham.bsky.social will give a talk on "Runaway Irish Princess Saints" as part of @celtichagiography.bsky.social's "Sacred Networks: New Perspectives on Hagiography and Saints’ Cults" conference. FREE registration for either in-person (Dublin) or online: www.eventbrite.com/e/sacred-net...
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Sacred Networks: New Perspectives on Hagiography and Saints’ Cults
Sacred Networks: New Perspectives on Hagiography and Saints’ Cults in the Celtic and Norse Worlds
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Courtney S. @7colmcruibne.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
Found an 8th century hashtag in the County Down museum
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School of Celtic Studies - Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh DIAS @scs-dias.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Léacht ar an mborradh a tháinig faoin litríocht Breatnaise i dtréimhse Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (c. 1173-1240). A lecture on the flourishing of Welsh literature in the age of Llywelyn ab Iorwerth (c. 1173-1240). Cambridge, 19 Máirt/March 2026. #DIASdiscovers www.english.cam.ac.uk/news/archive...
Poster advertising H M. Chadwick Memorial Lecture, Cambridge, 19 March 2026. See link.
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Celtic Hagiography Network @celtichagiography.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Registration is now open for Sacred Networks: New Perspectives on Hagiography and Saints’ Cults in the Celtic and Norse Worlds, 1-2 May at University College Dublin, organised with @networknorse.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sacred-net...
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Library of the Royal Irish Academy @rialibrary.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
The Manuscript of the Week is RIA MS 23 P 26, the Book of Fenagh. This 16th C manuscript is the work of a skilled scribe, on good quality vellum, and contains both prose and verse. The writing is in double columns and some of the capitals are filled in with red pigment.
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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
9 Feb 1563: d. Manus O'Donnell #otd who comissioned this Life of St. Colmcille now held in @ucdarchives.bsky.social (UCD-OFM Ms 8) #Donegal. The leather cover is both a rarity and a joy.
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Celtic Hagiography Network @celtichagiography.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
We are pleased and excited to be sponsoring the following sessions (and a round table) at @imc-leeds.bsky.social this summer, some co-sponsored/organised with @networknorse.bsky.social!
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Library of the Royal Irish Academy @rialibrary.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
For the weekend that's in it, why not read a Life of St Brigid, or, Betha Brigte. An Leabhar Breac (RIA MS 23 P 16) contains a copy of the Life on starting on p. 61. You can see the "incipit" (Latin for "beginning") outlined in red pigment here, with Brigte spilling over from one line onto another.
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Maynooth University @maynoothuniversity.ie · 30/01/2026
How Brigit continues to inspire poets, writers and artists 🎨 An Irish woman who has been dead for over 1,500 years continues to inspire extraordinary creative expression, write MU's Dr Niamh Wycherley, Prof David Stifter and Tiago de Oliveira Veloso Silva. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/research/spo...
Vibrant mural featuring a woman's face with long red hair flowing like flames. Her blue eyes, delicate features, and green leaves covering part of her face add a mystical aura. Small blue and white flowers are interwoven in her hair, set against a backdrop of vivid green and orange hues.
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Lillis Ó Laoire @lillis.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
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Léacht Uí Chadhain 2025 - PEIG.ie
Féach ar na sonraí faoin imeacht seo ar PEIG.ie
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Courtney S. @7colmcruibne.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Have left Academia.edu and encourage others to do the same. Not worth it anymore but will miss the analytics.
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Celtic Hagiography Network @celtichagiography.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
There's a new resource available here: celtichagiography.org/bibliography/ It is a running bibliography of publications focused on the saints in Ireland, Scotland, Man, Wales, Brittany, Cornwall, and 'Celtic' saints on the continent. While a work in progress, currently there are 500 publications
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Bibliography – The Celtic Hagiography Network
This bibliography can be sorted or searched by year, author, type of publication, subject, or saint’s name. Entries populate by the most recent year of publication, and if a publication is available online (open access or otherwise) it is linked below. Let us know of new publications (or missing publications) here.
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Interdisciplinary Seminar for Medieval Studies @ecrmedieval.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
New year, new seminar series! 📣 This year's inaugural lecture will be delivered by Dr. Patrick Wadden on the European Identity of Early Medieval Ireland. Join us on September 16th at 4:30 PM in room K114 in the Newman Building, followed by a drinks reception at 5:15 PM Hope to see you there!
Poster for the next lecture of the seminar series. Green and tan parchment-like background and an image of a black and white celtic cross in the corner. 
Poster text: Interdisciplinary Seminar for Medieval Studies, Tuesday 16/9 at 4:30pm in room K114 Newman Building followed by a drinks reception at 5:15. Dr. Patrick Wadden, Visiting Assistant Professot at UCD and TA in Medieval History at DCU. 
Talk title: The European Identity of Early Medieval Ireland. 
To sign up to our mailing list for future events, please contact Dan Armstrong via email: daniel.armstrong@ucd.ie
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Courtney S. @7colmcruibne.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Good mail day
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Courtney S. @7colmcruibne.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Recently I published this article in Breifne so I went to visit Rahan Castle (McSwyne’s castle) and Ballysaggart Friary (sadly inaccessible) to actually see them in person 😅
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Celtic Hagiography Network @celtichagiography.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Another call for papers for our joint sponsored session with @networknorse.bsky.social - please share widely!
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Celtic Hagiography Network @celtichagiography.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Call for papers for the 2026 Leeds IMC, please feel free to share widely
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Peter Gray @petergray47.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
Incredible late medieval wall and ceiling paintings at the abbey (or Cistercian cell) on Clare Island, Mayo
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Courtney S. @7colmcruibne.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
love working from home so my cat can pull out all the sticky notes I'm putting in a book with his teeth and throw them on the floor
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Courtney S. @7colmcruibne.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
I haven’t actually posted wee Colm in a long time but he remains as judgmental as always
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Myriah Williams @myriahwilliams.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
I made a Celtic Studies starter pack, for anyone interested! I’m sure it’s not complete but it’s a start. If you want to be added (or removed!) let me know. go.bsky.app/N66pWqa
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Courtney S. @7colmcruibne.bsky.social · 13/12/2023
Happy to say that I graduated with my PhD yesterday and the university chose to highlight my work! With thanks to my supervisors and my partner for their unwavering support. www.ulster.ac.uk/news/2023/de...
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Courtney S. @7colmcruibne.bsky.social · 22/11/2023
The call for papers for Ulidia 7 is open and the deadline for submissions is 15 January. The conference will take place on Ulster University's Belfast campus from 25-27 June 2024. We look forward to hearing from you! #celticstudies #ulstercycle
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Courtney S. @7colmcruibne.bsky.social · 17/11/2023
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Courtney S. @7colmcruibne.bsky.social · 03/11/2023
Big fan of an afternoon Derry rainbow
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Lexicon Leponticum @lexiconleponticum.bsky.social · 31/10/2023
Hallowe'en special: not within my wheelhouse, but one of my favourite spooky things – Hans Leinberger's Tödlein ('Little Death'), early 16th century, on exhibition in the Kunst- und Wunderkammer of Schloss Ambras in Innsbruck. Photo from www.schlossambras-innsbruck.at/object/39091...
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Courtney S. @7colmcruibne.bsky.social · 22/10/2023
I thought I was clever with Colm Crúibne but I’ve just found a cat on Instagram named Scipio Africatnus and now I feel put to shame
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